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Biological control of the bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus robini, by the predatory mite, Hypoaspis aculeifer, on lilies: predator-prey interactions at various spatial scales.

Published online: 05 Sep 1996

Authors: Lesna, I. & Sabelis, M. & Conijn, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments in closed jars with lily bulbs at 25°C showed that the predator, Hypoaspis aculeifer, can suppress populations of its prey, Rhizoglyphus r...

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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Biology of Poa annua in a temperate zone golf putting green (Agrostis stolonifera/Poa annua). I. The above-ground population.

Published online: 15 Aug 1989

Authors: Lush, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seasonal changes in the above-ground population of a temperate zone golf green were studied for 2 years by destructive sampling (coring and sorting). ...

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Landscape-level vegetation recovery from herbivory: progress after four decades of invasive red deer control.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Tanentzap, A. J. & Burrows, L. E. & Lee, W. G. & Nugent, G. & Maxwell, J. M. & Coomes, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ungulates have reached such high densities in some natural ecosystems that culling is frequently used to reduce their impacts on vegetation. However, ...

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Conservation of European hares Lepus europaeus in Britain: is increasing habitat heterogeneity in farmland the answer?

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Smith, R. K. & Jennings, N. V. & Robinson, A. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural intensification has had dramatic effects on farmland biodiversity and has caused declines in many taxa. Habitat changes are thought to be...

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The influence of the rice bug Leptocorisa oratorius on rice yield.

Published online: 28 Feb 2001

Authors: Berg, H. van den & Soehardi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leptocorisa oratorius, which feeds on the panicle of rice, is a major target for insecticide applications by farmers in Indonesia. The management of t...

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Controlling the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis to conserve the Cape platanna Xenopus gilli in South Africa.

Published online: 08 Nov 2017

Authors: Villiers, F. A. de & Kock, M. de & Measey, G. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

A five year control programme of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis resulted in improved population demographics in the Cape platanna Xenopus gill...

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A model for the biological control of Oryctes rhinoceros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by means of pathogens.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Hochberg, M. E. & Waage, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mathematical population model limited by density-dependent larval mortality and a baculovirus for Oryctes rhinoceros, a scarabaeid pest of coconut a...

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Linking agricultural practice to insect and bird populations: a historical study over three decades.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Benton, T. G. & Bryant, D. M. & Cole, L. & Crick, H. Q. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is continuing debate about the impact of agricultural practices on farmland wildlife. In particular, it has been postulated that a general decli...

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Fallowing did not disrupt invertebrate fauna in Philippine low-pesticide irrigated rice fields.

Published online: 26 May 2010

Authors: Schoenly, K. G. & Cohen, J. E. & Heong KongLuen & Litsinger, J. A. & Barrion, A. T. & Arida, G. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fallowing, a type of rotation where no crop is grown, deprives insect pests of food. In tropical irrigated rice, it is not known whether fallow period...

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